Citizens for Julie A. Schafer

Citizens for Julie A. Schafer Judge Julie Schafer is the Judge of Medina County Domestic Relations Court, running in November 2022 Judge Schafer enjoys public service.

After graduating from Medina High School, Judge Schafer earned an associate’s degree as class valedictorian from Brooks College in California. She spent many years working in the private sector and operating her own businesses before graduating summa cm laude from Hiram College and then completing the dual-degree program at the University of Akron, graduating with Master of Business Administratio

n and Juris Doctorate degrees. During this time, she was elected to the Copley-Fairlawn City Schools Board of Education and, after passing the bar exam, opened her own law practice. She served many years as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and Guardian ad Litem in many courts. She was elected to the Copley-Fairlawn City Schools Board of Education four times, serving fourteen years, and eventually was elected by her peers to the Ohio School Boards Association’s Board of Trustees and Executive Committee. She also became a foster parent for 15 years, caring for over 30 children. Finally, Judge Schafer expanded her family when she adopted three children she had been fostering. Judge Schafer was elected as a Judge in the Akron Municipal Court in November of 2013. The following November, she was elected to the Ninth District Court of Appeals for a term starting in February 2015 and ending in February 2021. She is active in numerous community activities. She is also a member of the Akron, Medina County, and Ohio State Bar Associations. Judge Schafer has four children, including Morgan Schafer McKee, an attorney, wife and mother to Judge Schafer’s grandsons.

05/27/2023
That Stacey is so creative! Thank you!!!
11/10/2022

That Stacey is so creative! Thank you!!!

Hoping and praying that these young men learn something that will save them from a path of sadness. ❤️❤️❤️💙
11/10/2022

Hoping and praying that these young men learn something that will save them from a path of sadness. ❤️❤️❤️💙

Mike Pistorino (red shirt) visited our kids and shared his troubled past with them. Mike commands the room wherever he goes, talking about how he spent several years in prison but eventually turned his life completely around. In the words of one of our kids; "He hit my heart and made me motivate myself more than I have". Mike's passion is preventing child abuse. www.mikepistorino.us

11/10/2022

Thank you to the voters of Medina County who sent a resounding message that it’s time to bring Medina County Domestic Relations Court into the 21st century!
I’m so honored to have your trust and confidence as the court’s staff and I work together to bring peace and stability to the families that come to us for help.
With a grateful heart,
Julie Schafer

It’s Election Day - and I’m at the Court (for now) - getting my case resolved!
11/08/2022

It’s Election Day - and I’m at the Court (for now) - getting my case resolved!

Solved that problem!!! Graduated from Medina - hence my green Champion Sporting Goods high school jacket on one side sin...
11/05/2022

Solved that problem!!! Graduated from Medina - hence my green Champion Sporting Goods high school jacket on one side since I’m a Medina grad and my red Grizzlies jacket since I live in Wadsworth and my kids go to Wadsworth City Schools! Great game - up to 3:35 minutes to go when one team had to win - great game Grizzlies- keep winning Bees!

An evening with Commissioner Bill Hutson, Justice Sharon Kennedy and Chairman Jim Renacci - great to hear from all!
11/01/2022

An evening with Commissioner Bill Hutson, Justice Sharon Kennedy and Chairman Jim Renacci - great to hear from all!

My courtroom in Summit County Domestic Relations Court - great experience presiding over trials and holding hearings wit...
10/29/2022

My courtroom in Summit County Domestic Relations Court - great experience presiding over trials and holding hearings with counsel and parties. Excellent colleagues - lifetime friends! Thank you! (🤣My son, Jonah, needed me to take a picture of his turtle on my bench!🥰)

Why does my opponent have to blatantly lie about my “job” history? A simple look at my website or judicialvotescount.com...
10/27/2022

Why does my opponent have to blatantly lie about my “job” history? A simple look at my website or judicialvotescount.com would easily have shown him I was serving as Judge of the 9th District Court of Appeals in 2017 and 2018 - a “job” to which I was elected in 2014 and served from 2/9/2015 to 2/8/2021.
A person who wants to be a Judge should be honest and able to read and do basic math.
Last minute lying to pander for votes is pathetic and a judicial campaign violation.

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Judge Julie Schafer has served on the Ninth District Court of Appeals, covering Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne Counties, since February 2015. She has heard over 1,000 cases and been the author judge for over 400 opinions. The Court of Appeals hears matters from all of the trial courts in the District, including Criminal, Civil, Traffic, Domestic, Probate and Juvenile and administrative appeals as well. Judge Schafer has experienced the ultimate privilege of sitting as a visiting judge on the Ohio Supreme Court in 2019, as well as visiting on the 6th and 5th District Courts of Appeal.

Judge Schafer has over 18 years of relevant legal experience, including being elected to serve as an Akron Municipal Court judge in 2014 and serving the communities in private practice, focusing on Domestic, Juvenile and Probate law for twelve years. Her daily experiences practicing law brings a sound foundation to the bench. With the recent effects of COVID-19, the Supreme Court has tolled the filing deadlines which will result in a glut of cases and trials suddenly being heard on all of the courts’ calendars this summer. This will likely result in a large number of appeals being filed in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. The anticipated hectic pace of timely hearing these appeals will be most effectively managed with Judge Schafer’s continued presence on the Court. In these uncertain times, assuring a smooth, uninterrupted process would best benefit the citizens of the district.

Judge Schafer’s further commitment to our communities is demonstrated by her service as a Foster Parent for Summit County, caring for over 30 children and adopting 3 young children. She has an adult bio daughter, Attorney Morgan McKee, who practices law in Wheeling, WV with Bailey & Wyant, LPA. Judge Schafer served as a Board Member for Copley-Fairlawn City Schools for fourteen years, having been elected 4 times. She was elected Trustee to the Ohio School Boards Association and served as President of the Northeast Region which covered 22 counties in northeastern Ohio. Judge Schafer was the student advisor for the CSI Club at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School for three years.

Judge Schafer earned her law degree and MBA from the University of Akron, her Bachelor’s degree from Hiram College - Summa cm laude. She is a proud Bee - graduating from Medina High School in 1975.